The salt revenues of the Kuang-tung province have this year been called of. to provide the following subsidies for Peking,—Tls. 200,000, (vut of a total of Tls. 7,000,000) towards the general fund for Peking expenditure, and Tls. 30,000 towards the expenses of the Imperial Houae-
'a large number of his band. Memorialist now requests permission to submit for rewards the nonics of those who have more particularly distinguished themselves on this and similar occasions. Sanctioned by veseript. official, in accordance with sanction pre-Tia second memorial the same high
viously obtained, applies for rewards to a number of officers of the garrison at Jeho, for their services in connection with the Suppression of brigandage, reported, after the capture jand execution of the' rubber-chief Chiling-a the remnants of his band established themselves among the hills in the Chao-Judo country, whence they made constant forays, lurrying and plundering the neigh: bourhood, "The robbers were mounted and well-armed and shewed fight when the "troops appewed. Undeterred by. this, however, the troops boldly advanced to the attack and succeeded in exterminating the leaders of the band, and capturing " number of homes, guns and other trophies the robbers' strongholds being burnt to the ground and the band completely dispersed. The operations were carried on in a difticult country and during the rigours of winter. Memorialist accordingly submits a list of those who in his opinion are entitled to some reward for the: distinguished survives on the recusion.—Referred to
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